Is Value Line (VALU) stock Halal?

Value Line is a prominent provider of investment-related services and research publications, catering primarily to the financial industry. Its chief function is to offer investors, financial advisors, and institutions comprehensive and reliable data analysis on various investment instruments, particularly equities. With tools such as the Value Line Investment Survey, the company provides in-depth reports and actionable information on a wide array of stocks, industry trends, and market conditions. For Muslim investors, though, the most pressing question is simpler: is Value Line a Halal investment?

Is Value Line Shariah compliant?

No. In the October 2026 screening Value Line (VALU) does not pass AAOIFI screening: it fails the non-permissible income screen. Finance is the sector where Shariah screening does the most work, because Riba is not incidental here, it can be the product itself. Value Line passes the business activity screen only if its revenue comes from permissible services rather than lending at interest, and the financial screens of AAOIFI Shariah Standard No. 21 still apply in full.

Does Value Line pass the business activity test?

The activity screen is only part of the picture this month: Value Line currently fails the non-permissible income screen, so the overall verdict is not compliant regardless of the business itself. The watch item in this sector is the sharpest of all: revenue must come from permissible services, not from lending at interest.

Is Value Line's income Halal?

No. Value Line's income from impermissible sources currently exceeds AAOIFI's 5% revenue ceiling, which makes the stock non-compliant on this screen regardless of the others. The screen is reassessed monthly, so the status can change when new financial statements arrive.

Does Value Line meet AAOIFI's debt and investment ratio requirements?

Yes. Both caps hold this month: interest bearing investments and interest bearing debt each stay below 30% of market capitalisation, measured against a market capitalisation of $357M (market data as of 1 October 2026). Because the caps move with the share price, our Shariah Supervisory Board has VALU re-screened every month, and the result above always shows the latest verdict.

Why do other halal screeners show a different verdict for Value Line?

Screeners can disagree without either being wrong. AAOIFI Shariah Standard No. 21, which Tabadulat applies, measures interest bearing debt and investments against market capitalisation with a 30% ceiling. MSCI and FTSE measure them against total assets with a 33% ceiling, and S&P and Dow Jones Islamic use a multi year average of market capitalisation. Data dates differ too, because each provider reads filings and prices on its own schedule. The same company can therefore pass one standard and fail another in the same month. Tabadulat publishes one answer, the AAOIFI result as of October 2026, and re-screens it every month.

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